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Dog Dreams

... received. This call informed me that Delilah had given birth to six beautiful puppies, but a disease in the mother’s milk called milk fever had instantly killed three of the pups and the other three were in critical condition. I asked if I could come and see the three living pups, but she said to wait and see if they survived. Patty told me to call her Saturday night and check on the pups. As Saturday approached I worked up the nerve and called her. I soon learned that two more had passed away and only one pup was still holding o ...

Number of words: 468 | Number of pages: 2

MACBETH, Analysis Of Come You

... Without wasting any time, she begins to plan Duncan’s death and assumes responsibility of the situation. In the first line Lady Macbeth says, “Come, you spirits.” Already we have a dark image of her conjuring up evil spirits. She does not seem a bit intimidated by the spirits she is calling. Her tone of voice suggests she is almost commanding the spirits to help her carry out her plan. William Shakespeare intentionally attached this phrase in the beginning of the sentence, so that the reader sees Lady Macbeth as more of an ...

Number of words: 584 | Number of pages: 3

1984

... Orwell also shows how the state has more subtle methods for imposing its authority, such as the manipulation of language and propaganda as they are used to achieve the goal of absolute power for the system. A key parallel between the Party and Stalin’s Communism is the use of technology and communication to control the economic, social, and personal aspects of life. Stalin and Big Brother achieved total control, not only of social and economic aspects of the state, but also of their people’s personal lives. They did this first and f ...

Number of words: 1025 | Number of pages: 4

To Kill A Mocking Bird 3

... Ultimately she represents the innocence within society. In To Kill A Mockingbird, Scout Finch, a little girl growing up in a small Southern town, tells the story of her childhood, when she witnessed the trial of a Negro falsely accused of raping a white woman. The Negro's lawyer is Scout's father, Atticus Finch. He defends the Negro vigorously, though he expects to lose the case. As well as being the story of childhood, it is also the story of the struggle for equality of the American Negro. To Kill A Mockingbird can be read as the story of a ...

Number of words: 618 | Number of pages: 3

Candide 3

... that proponents of optimism were, well – crazy! The first thing that happens in this book is that the main character, Candide, a good natured young man, gets kicked out of his home. His home happens to be the castle of a Baron who has a 17-year old daughter named Cunegonde. Candide is seen by the baron kissing the hand of Cunegonde. So, what’s the big deal about that? She was the one who started it. And it was just her hand, all right? But for some reason, this really upset the Baron and out Candide went. He is picked up b ...

Number of words: 1069 | Number of pages: 4

Heart Of Darkness 11

... there. Kurtz embraces this evil and willingly sacrifices a part of himself in exchange for the power that it offers him; he becomes an agent of that evil and, in the end, is wholly consumed by it. Marlow on the other hand, is able to resist the temptations that doomed Kurtz; he leaves the Congo with a greater understanding of the mysterious and impenetrable darkness that dwells there yet is, frustratingly, unable to really quantify it in any specific or explicit manner. Marlow's inability to give more than a generalized description of this ...

Number of words: 2295 | Number of pages: 9

Othello The Tragic Hero

... continues, his character begins to deteriorate and become less noble. Chronologically through the play, Othello’s character changes from a flawless military leader, to a murderer. He has certain traits which make him seem naive and unsophisticated compared to many other people. Iago knows Othello is a proud man, Othello’s open and trusting nature in the beginning of the play lets Iago- cunning, untrustworthy, selfish, and plotting; use him as a scapegoat. Othello, the Moor, as many Venetians call him, is of strong characte ...

Number of words: 796 | Number of pages: 3

Death Of A Sales Man Essay Wil

... He uses this escape as if it were a narcotic, and as the play progresses, the reader learns that it can be a dangerous drug, because of it's addictiveness and it's deadliness. The first time Willy is seen lapsing off into the past is when he encounters Biff after arriving home. The conversation between Willy and Linda reflects Willy's disappointment in Biff and what he has become, which is, for the most part, a bum. After failing to deal adequately with his feelings, he escapes into a time when things were better for his family. It is ...

Number of words: 1035 | Number of pages: 4

Communication Through Pictures

... war as possible, they still could not take action shots --any movement would cause a blur in the photographs. They would instead take pictures in camps, towns, and battle fields. Sadly, in the end they also took pictures of the dead (4-5). By documenting the great events and battles of the Civil War, they brought to life the “horror and honor”. To obtain these photos they went through complex and time-consuming procedures. One would mix chemicals and pour them on a clean glass plate. After the chemicals were given time to evaporate, the ...

Number of words: 744 | Number of pages: 3

Bella

... said. Everyone in our colony was dirty gray, and I was born white. The leaders marked it at once as a tag, and my mother was shaking every time when I departed on a walk from the house. She left out, that her – so I was called – is very clever and cautious. Once in front of the house a corpse of one of the oldest rats was laying, crushed by an automobile. Upon seeing the turned up, insipid muzzle with the intestines out of the stomach… mother never could get rid of obsess ional memories and phobia, that something similar can happe ...

Number of words: 1941 | Number of pages: 8

About Open-Minded People

... opinions. As an example if someone keeps telling to another person that the green color is a non-dual color alike white, black, yellow, the last person, whom we consider an open-minded one should do a demo combining the color yellow and blue, and show the result to the other one. In many cases an open-minded person is a very well educated one who has a large vision in many fields of their daily life. Also, an open-minded person is someone who can focus on and get results in most of the problematic and difficult situations in which they cou ...

Number of words: 471 | Number of pages: 2

The Tempest

... eight during a fierce storm off the coast of Bermuda, the legendary Isle of Devils, dreaded by superstitious sixteenth-century sailors. William Strachey describes which precipitated the ship's "wracke" in a letter dated July 15, 1610: "a dreadfull storme and hideous began to blow from out the North-east, which swelling, and roaring as it were by fits, some houres with more violence than others, at length did beate all light from heaven; which like an hell of darkenesse turned blacke upon us, so much the more fuller of horror." The &q ...

Number of words: 1036 | Number of pages: 4

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